Graveyard Gelatin Dessert

Have fun with your kids making this spooky Halloween treat.

Ready In: 3 hrs 30 mins

Serves: 15

Ingredients

  • 1 34 cups  chocolate wafers, finely crushed and divided
  • 14 cup sugar
  • 5  tablespoons butter or 5  tablespoons margarine, melted
  • 1 (8 ounce) package Philadelphia Cream Cheese, softened
  • 1 (8 ounce) container Cool Whip Topping, thawed, divided
  • 2  cups boiling water
  • 2 (3 ounce) packages orange gelatin
  •  ice cube
  • 12 cup cold water
  • 3  vanilla cream-filled sandwich style cookies
  •  decorator sugar
  •  cake decorating gel
  • 10  candy corn
  • 3  pumpkin  decorative candies
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Directions

  1. MIX 1-1/2 cups of the wafer crumbs, sugar and butter in 13x9-inch pan. Press firmly onto bottom of pan. Refrigerate until ready to use.
  2. BEAT cream cheese in medium bowl until well blended. Gently stir in 1/2 of the whipped topping. Spread evenly over crust.
  3. STIR boiling water into gelatin in medium bowl 2 minutes until completely dissolved. Add enough ice cubes to cold water to measure 1-1/2 cups. Add to gelatin, stirring until slightly thickened. Remove any unmelted ice. Spoon slightly thickened gelatin over cream cheese layer.
  4. REFRIGERATE 3 hours or until firm.
  5. SPREAD remaining whipped topping over gelatin just before serving. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup wafer crumbs over whipped topping. Decorate sandwich cookies with icings to make "tombstones." Stand tombstones on top of dessert with candies to resemble a graveyard. Cut into 15 squares. Store leftover dessert in refrigerator.
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